Introduction

  • 3 minutes

Welcome to this interactive skills validation experience. Completing this module helps you prepare for the Deploy and configure Azure Monitor assessment.

In this module, you practice configuring monitoring of various workloads and infrastructure services using Azure Monitor. The lab combines both learning and hands-on practice. The skills validated include:

  • Deploying and configuring Log Analytics.
  • Configuring monitoring for Web apps.
  • Monitoring compute and networking services.
  • Configuring alerts.

By the end of this guided exercise, you gain hands-on experience in creating and configuring these services in Azure.

Note

This is a guided project module where you complete an end-to-end project by following step-by-step instructions.

Skilling area Skilling task
Deploy Log Analytics
  • Create a Log Analytics workspace.
  • Configure Log Analytics data retention and archive policies.
  • Enable access to a Log Analytics workspace.
Monitor web apps
  • Enable Application Insights.
  • Disable logging for .NET core snapshot debugger.
  • Configure Web apps to be written to a Log Analytics workspace.
  • Enable file and configuration tracking for web apps.
Configure monitoring for compute services
  • Create a data collection endpoint.
  • Create a data collection rule.
  • Add an IIS log collection to an existing data collection rule.
  • Configure Network Connection Monitor for a Linux IaaS virtual machine.
Configure alerts
  • Create an action group to send an email.
  • Create an alert for VM CPU utilization.